Sheikh Naser ed-Din Muhammad of Homs

Sheikh Naser ed-Din Muhammad of Homs (1140-5 March 1186) was the Ayyubid emir of Homs, Syria from 1179 to 1186 and the cousin of Saladin.

Biography
Naser ed-Din Muhammad was born in 1140, the son of Kurdish warrior Shirkuh and the cousin of Saladin. In 1175, his cousin granted him Homs as a fief after its conquest from the Zengids, and in 1185 Saladin considered giving him control of Mosul if he was able to take northern Iraq from the Turks; he ultimately failed in the invasion. In 1185, when Saladin fell ill, Naser ed-Din Muhammad had an agreement with the people of Damascus in which they would surrender to him if Saladin died and a succession war began. However, Saladin survived the illness, and Naser ed-Din died of excessive drinking in 1186.